Crime decline debate widens as DOJ and FBI show diverging trends
The U S Justice Department reports a record 15 percent drop in violent crime in 2000 from 1999 based on victim surveys, while FBI preliminary data suggest a 0.1 percent rise. The gap prompts experts to question counting methods and definitions amid nine years of declining crime.
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Philippines ends talks with Abu Sayyaf hostiles war declared
Government halts negotiations with Abu Sayyaf holding more than two dozen hostages and shifts to military action. President Arroyo vows no ransom no cease fire while targeting Basilan and Sulu. reports of beheadings and ongoing hostage fears noted.
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Victims sue French rail to recover Nazi era losses
A federal suit accuses Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer of delivering about 72,000 Jews and others to German death camps between March 1942 and August 1944. An official declined comment on Wednesday as defense lawyers challenge U.S. court jurisdiction.
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Teen dies after beach tunnel collapse in New Jersey
A 16 year old from Oley Pennsylvania died two days after sand collapsed on a tunnel he and a cousin dug on a New Jersey beach. Rescue workers freed him after about 20 minutes. his heart had stopped and he died at Cooper Hospital University Medical Center in Camden.
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Wal-Mart OKs voucher plan in West Virginia program
Wal-Mart says it never planned to quit the state school clothing voucher program for poor West Virginians. DHHR said the chain would withdraw due to its accounting system but intended to stay in. Officials agreed to route reimbursements to a single address to reduce Wal-Mart paperwork.
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New York City Stripsearch Case Settled For 50 Million
A judge approved a 50 million settlement between New York City and tens of thousands of people who alleged illegal strip searches after minor arrests. Notices were sent to 65,000 potential claimants. Payments range from 250 to 22,000 with higher sums for those proving mental anguish via psychological screening.
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